2 plead no contest to theft of car part in Paul Walker crash

Sheriff deputies work near the wreckage of a Porsche sports car that crashed into a light pole on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Dan Watson, AP Photo)

Jameson Witty, 18, of Tujunga, posted these images on Instagram that show him holding the Porshe part he allegedly stole off a tow truck containing what was left of the car that actor Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas were in when they died on Nov. 30. Witty has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Two men have pleaded no contest to stealing part of the Porsche Carrera in which “Fast & Furious” franchise star Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas died, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

Sentencing is set for Witty on Aug. 14 and Janow on Oct. 23, both before They are each expected to receive six months in jail.

The two men were arrested for stealing a roof panel from the demolished car as it waited atop a tow truck at a red light in Valencia after being told by a sheriff’s deputy that they couldn’t take any part of the vehicle.

After the car’s T-top was taken, a photo of the piece was posted on Witty’s Instagram account. It has since been removed.

Walker and Rodas were killed Nov. 30 while testing out the Porsche Carrera GT after an event for his charity Reach Out Worldwide. Rodas lost control of the vehicle, hit a light pole and burst into flames.

Janow and Witty initially pleaded not guilty, then entered no-contest pleas open to the court, which allows defendants to be sentenced by a judge without first negotiating with the D.A.’s Office.